The loss of water quality in urban areas is due to many factors. Some of these may include run-off during storm events from impervious surface areas, yard waste in streams, pet manure, invasive species, trash, and/or road salt. These factors can lead to increased water pollution, sedimentation, infrastructure damage, erosion and creek-widening resulting in property loss, flooding and property damage.

the development of a watershed plan with local municipalities, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, and American Society of Civil Engineers—St. Louis Section;

implementation of demonstration bioretention projects with Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri Department of Conservation, and GRG; and

monitoring of three of the demonstration projects with Washington University to measure the projects’ effectiveness in improving water quality.

Deer Creek Watershed Initiative won the 2009 Intelligent Use of Water State of the Union Award from Rain Bird. Download the press release.

The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance received a 2013 Civic Stewardship Award from the St. Louis Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The Civic Stewardship Award is an annual award given by the St. Louis Chapter of ASLA to recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations who have raised awareness or have shown stewardship of the natural or built environment through their actions and deeds.

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Deer Creek Watershed Alliance is funded by Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation, the Holton family, Great Rivers Greenway, Missouri Department of Conservation, and US EPA Region 7 through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (subgrant number G14-NPS-04), under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.